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Eleocharis melanocarpa^ Torr, New Springvillc and New Dor[). 



Scirpus planifolitis^ Muhl. Tottenville and Garretson's. 



Scirpus sylvaticus^ L. Near Garretson's. 



Scirpus Eriophoru?n^ Michx., var. iaxus, Gr, Near Richmond. 



Carex triceps^ Michx. New Dorp. 



Carex Muhknbergii^ Schk., var. enervts^ Boott. (W H. -Leggett, in 



BjLL. ToRR. Box. Club, vi., 9.) 



Carex rosea^ Schk., var. radiata^ Dew. Near Garretson's. 



Carex iitriciilata ^ Boott. Linden Park Swamp. 



Carex canescens^ L. Common, 



Agrostis spica-ventiy L. West New Brighton. Introduced in ballast, 



Phalaris arundinacea^ L, , var. picta^ Gr. Thoroughly established 



aloncr a brook near Four Corners. 

 Foa uemoralis^ L West New Brighton. Introduced in ballast, 

 Poa serotina^ Erhr. West New Brighton, Introduced in ballast, 

 Fesiuca nutans^ Willd. Hills back of Garretson's. Not common, 

 Festuca ovina^ L., var. duriuuula^ Gray. Near Garretson's. 

 Bromus multiflorusy Smith. West New Brighton. Introduced in 



ballast. 

 Bromus ifiollis^ L. New Dorp. Not common. 

 Panicum Crus-gaili^ L., var. hispidum^ Gr, Common on the salt 



marshes, 

 Polypodmm vulgare, L. Sparingly near Silver Lake, Four Corners, 



Richmond, and top of Ocean Terrace. 



Arthur Hqllick 

 N. L. Britton. 



A New Variety of Carex riparia, Curtis.— Specimens of Carex 



' riparia^ Curtis, were sent to me in 1881 from Dallas, Texas, by Mr, 

 J. Reverchon, who has just sent me more of the same plant collected 

 in the spring of 1882, It differs enough from the typical form to 

 be considered a variety. Its perigynia are larger and smoother, less 

 flattened — being nearly cylindrical — and with a beak very much 

 larger than that in the typical form. The nerves of the perigynia 

 are inconspicuous and impressed^ especially below the middle, and the 

 plant may very properly be called Carex riparia^ Curtis, var. im- 

 PRESSA. I have the same plant from Nebraska, with /^^j-^/^^/V^///^// 



spikes. The Texas plant is closely fruited. 

 Penn Yan, N, Y. 



S, H. Wright. 



Prolification in the Carrot.— One of the most nnusual depar- 

 tures from the normal condition which I met with this season was in 

 the flowering of a wild carrot. The flower-stalk had been mown off 

 in the summer and several new ones had been thrown up from near 

 the base, flowering again in October. All were normal but one. In 

 this, the central umbellule, which, as we know, is usually the weakest 

 of the whole, in this instance had developed into a strong stalk 2 

 in. long, bearing another umbel; and from this the central um- 

 bellule had again developed to another umbel, though not in flower 

 at thetimeof gathermg. In other words, there were two series of ver- 

 ticils beneath the terminal umbel. This, I fancy, must be a vtxy 



